Philharmonic Society of Orange County - Irvine - Presents:
Chinese New Year Celebration with Wu Man
Sunday, 2/21/2021

Usher in the Year of the Ox with the world’s premier pipa virtuoso Wu Man in a variety of musical and visual performances celebrating the Lunar New Year.

Philharmonic Society of Orange County - Irvine - Presents:
Astor Piazzolla at 100 with Philippe Quint and Members of the Joffrey Ballet
Tuesday, 2/23/2021

Multi-Grammy-nominated violinist Phillippe Quint and members of the world-class, Chicago-based Joffrey Ballet celebrate the centennial of tango legend Astor Piazzolla in a performance of music and dance.

Philharmonic Society of Orange County - Aliso Viejo - Presents:
Berlin Philharmonic Piano Quartet
Saturday, 2/27/2021

A chamber ensemble from the world-renowned orchestra, the Berlin Philharmonic Piano Quartet consists of three permanent members of the orchestra—Concertmaster Andreas Buschatz, violist Matthew Hunter, and cellist Knut Weber—with award-winning pianist Markus Groh.

Philharmonic Society of Orange County - Costa Mesa - Presents:
Smetana Trio
Tuesday, 3/2/2021

A 2017 BBC Music Magazine Award-winner, the Smetana Trio returns to Orange County in a performance of radiant grandeur and focused precision.

Philharmonic Society of Orange County - Costa Mesa - Presents:
George Li, piano
Thursday, 3/4/2021

After a showstopping performance with the Russian National Orchestra in 2019, International Tchaikovsky Competition Silver Medalist George Li returns in his Orange County recital debut, featuring Beethoven’s famous “Moonlight Sonata.”

Philharmonic Society of Orange County - Costa Mesa - Presents:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Mozart and Shostakovich
Friday, 3/12/2021

The 62-time Grammy-winning Chicago Symphony Orchestra and revered conductor Riccardo Muti open their three-day music festival with Mozart’s elegant, yet grand Violin Concerto No. 4 and Shostakovich’s dramatic and captivating Symphony No. 10.

Philharmonic Society of Orange County - Costa Mesa - Presents:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Verdi, Schifrin, and Brahms
Saturday, 3/13/2021

On the second night of the festival, Musical America’s 2010 Musician of the Year Riccardo Muti leads the world-renowned Chicago Symphony in Lalo Schifrin’s Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra written specifically for soloist Gene Pokorny and works by Verdi and Brahms.

Philharmonic Society of Orange County - Irvine - Presents:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Chamber Concert
Sunday, 3/14/2021

In the last performance of the festival, see select members from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in an up-close setting, as musicians charm audiences in an intimate chamber concert.

Philharmonic Society of Orange County - - Presents:
LBMF Opening Night: Counterpoint
Friday, 3/26/2021

In his Artistic Director debut, pianist and composer Conrad Tao opens the 2021 Laguna Beach Music Festival dazzling audiences with his astonishing musical innovation and artistry.

Philharmonic Society of Orange County - - Presents:
LBMF: Its Brilliance Almost Frightened Me
Saturday, 3/27/2021

Listed in Forbes’ “30 under 30” list of people changing the world (2011), Artistic Director Conrad Tao brings his deft touch and brilliant musicianship to Laguna Beach Music Festival in a program highlighting the versatility of the piano.

Yundi Li - Los Angeles - Presents:
Yundi · SONATA Piano Recital World Tour in Los Angeles
Sunday, 3/28/2021

The New York Times praised his performances “the brilliant young Chinese pianist, has proved a technically astounding pianist who is by turns elegant and rambunctious, coolly expressive and white-hot." POSTPONED Rescheduled to 3/28/21

Philharmonic Society of Orange County - - Presents:
LBMF: Change This Thread on Which We Move
Sunday, 3/28/2021

A stunning musician at just 25, Conrad Tao closes the 2021 Laguna Beach Music Festival with his youthful energy and creative musical spirit.

The Desert Friends of Music of St. Margaret's - Palm Desert - Presents:
Desert Friends of Music - on hold
Wednesday, 3/31/2021

Each year Desert Friends of Music sponsors a series of public concerts in the church’s sanctuary. Now in its eighteenth season

Rancho Mirage Library - Ranch Mirage - Presents:
Rancho Mirage Library Music Events - on hold
Wednesday, 3/31/2021

The library is host to some of the most talented musicians around. Check their website for performers, dates and times.

Philharmonic Society of Orange County - Aliso Viejo - Presents:
Edgar Meyer and the Scottish Ensemble
Friday, 4/23/2021

Five-time Grammy-winning bassist and composer Edgar Meyer is joined by the Scottish Ensemble, a string orchestra known for devising imaginative, innovative spirit, in a program that features a new concerto by Meyer, along with standard classical pieces.

Philharmonic Society of Orange County - Costa Mesa - Presents:
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
Saturday, 4/24/2021

Two-time Grammy-nominated pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet returns to Orange County performing the entirety of Debussy’s expressive Préludes.

Philharmonic Society of Orange County - Costa Mesa - Presents:
Cancelled - Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen with Anne Sofie von Otter
Saturday, 5/29/2021

With an unbridled energy, dedication and exceptional sound, the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen is joined by the lyrical vocals of mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter in Schubert’s masterful Lieder and Mozart’s magnificent Paris Symphony.

Italian American Museum of Los Angeles - Los Angeles - Presents:
Taste of Italy 2021
Saturday, 10/9/2021

Taste of Italy is Los Angeles' premier food and wine event. Join the Italian American Museum of Los Angeles for a spectacular night of live musical performances within a profoundly historic setting in Downtown Los Angeles. The region's best Italian Restaurants World Class Wines Live Entertainment Spectacular Historic Setting

South Coast Repertory - Costa Mesa - Presents:
South Coast Repertory
Wednesday, 12/1/2021

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LACMA - Los Angeles - Presents:
Jazz at LACMA
Friday, 7/1/2022

Jazz at LACMA features the art of jazz as practiced by leading Southern California artists. Celebrating over twenty years at LACMA, the program continues to be one of the museum’s most recognizable offerings.